Category Archives: Hardscaping

Some photos from the concrete pour for the brick wall footing. Good friend Matt Haddow was the foreman and will also be master bricklayer. Papa Pope was in town and was a huge help with the 1.5 yards of “crete” that were poured. Also in the photos above are a few from after we stripped the forms and backfilled.

Above are some screenshots of my design for the new brick fence. Because the lot has a bit of a slope we need to step the fence about 12″ in total over the 40′ span, so we decided that piers would help to Read More

We have a one-foot drop from the sidewalk to our lawn which necessitates some sort of fence or hedge. When we purchased the house there was a rickety 2×4 fence by the sidewalk that had to go. We’ve been thinking long and hard about what would work best, and have been considering either a traditional hedge, a wooden fence, or a brick fence. In deciding what to do we looked to the fence and hedge designs found in our neighbourhood. Below are some photos of the fences and hedges on our block.

About Project Pope

Project Pope documents Matt & Jess's restoration of a 1904 Tudor Revival home in the Pacific Northwest. Also included are some of Matt's woodworking projects, a bit of photography, and whatever else we think might be interesting. Enjoy!